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Hello. We are Venice is Sinking. We are from Athens, GA, and our official bio says we "specialize in lush, anthemic orchestral pop with occasional dalliances into both the Americana and experimental." That sounds pretty good to us, though the "shoegaze" and "dream pop" bands get thrown around a lot. We don't totally understand that. Sure, we like to look at our feet when playing live (it's not the indie kids would dance anyway!), but there's nary an Alesis Quadraverb in sight!

We make songs about moving out, breaking up, moving on, and dead pets. We really like to write songs about places and the power of location. We are also fast food-obsessed. People have said we sound like the following: the Cure, Galaxie 500, Low, Hetch Hetchy (whom none of the band members has ever heard), Ida, Hugo Largo, and the Delgados. More from our bio: "[our music] loosely revolves around an exploration of spatial and situational transition, the power of location, and the hopeful side of loss." That's some pretty fancy talking!

Our first EP came out in 2005 and was a split EP with ATL band What We Do Is Secret. One Percent Press handled the duties. Our first album (also on OPP...haha), Sorry About The Flowers, was released in June of 2006. We recorded it with Chris Bishop of Radium Recordings (he's worked with Macha and Circulatory System, to name a few). Some people liked it:

"An orchestral pop gem if there ever was one." -PopMatters
"Dream pop's long awaited changing of the guard." -Magnet
"An impressive debut to say the least, and is, without question, orchestral pop at it's finest." -Venus
"Perfect. Absolutely 110% perfect." -Smother.net
"...an engaging and beautiful piece of slowcore." -Under The Radar
"...with its co-ed harmonies and wandering streams of dense melodies, it is the perfect soundtrack for unexpected overcast days. -Pitchfork Media

We are currently recording the curiously titled AZAR, a semi-concept record about the effect geography has on our lives. There we go again! Scott Solter is recording it/putting up with us. We hope to have it out by mid-2008. We've got some other things going on, too, but we're tired of typing.

Wait! We just remembered that Tag Team Records is putting out our record in China. Yeah, it surprised the heck out of us, too!

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sorry about the flowers in china Apr 30

so after a couple of delays having to do with the chinese ministry of culture our debut album is finally going to be available in the people's republic sometime next week. here are a couple of early reviews (in english!) that we've been meaning to share...

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  Sorry About The Flowers

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  Venice is Sinking/What We Do Is Secret EP

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• Lucas Jensen - drums, other drums

• Karolyn Troupe - vocals, viola, other strings

• Alex Thibadoux - keyboards, alumnus

• Steve Miller - bass, other instruments

• James Sewell - keyboards, trumpet, other stuff

• Daniel Lawson - vocals, guitars, other things

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